Lord Drayson: I am assuming that the noble Lord is referring to the Civil Contingency Reaction Force (CCRF). All CCRFs in the 14 day designated regions are fully manned to respond effectively to the demands made upon them. When CCRF members are mobilised for overseas commitments they are immediately replaced by other personnel.

Lord Davies of Oldham: The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council has contracted independent consultants to create the content for a website which will include a variety of information relating to cultural property. Running alongside that project, and funded by this department, is the setting up of a linked site which will offer advice to those to wishing purchase cultural property.
	It is intended that both interlinked sites will be launched in 2006.

Lord Avebury: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Whether they will take up the recommendations of the International Crisis Group in its report of 19 October, DRC: A Congo action plan, that the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Congo (MONUC) should take the lead in preparing for military action against the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda, and that MONUC should be strengthened so that it can fulfil its mandate to protect civilians.

Baroness Tonge: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What discussions they have had with the United States administration concerning the route of Israel's security wall, outside the Green Line.

Lord Triesman: We have regular discussions with the United States administration concerning the route of the barrier. Most recently my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary discussed this with the US Secretary of State on 15 October.
	The quartet (US, UN, EU and Russia) also discussed this issue during its meeting on 20 September in New York.

Lord Rooker: A total of 137 are employed by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Thirty-two per cent of the staff are male and 68 per cent. female. The following table provides the gender breakdown in relation to each grade.
	
		Staffing numbers by grade as at 18 October 2005
		
			  Gender
			 Grade Male Female Total 
			 Grade 5 - 1 1 
			 Grade 6 1 2 3 
			 Grade 7 - 3 3 
			 Deputy Principal 12 9 21 
			 Staff Officer 17 37 54 
			 Executive Officer 1 5 11 16 
			 Executive Officer 2/PS 0 4 4 
			 Administrative Officer 4 24 28 
			 Administrative Assistant 5 1 6 
			 Industrial (Cleaner) - 1 1 
			 Total 44 93 137 
		
	
	Regulation 16 of the Fair Employment (Monitoring) Regulations NI 1999 prevents disclosure of the religion of the commission's workforce to the level of detail requested by the noble Lord. The overall breakdown however is that 36 per cent. of the workforce are Protestant and 58 per cent. are Roman Catholic. Six per cent have been classified as "non-determined".
	The commission's annual budget between 1999 and 2005 is as follows.
	
		
			 Year Budget (£s) 
			 1999–2000 2,823,426 
			 2000–01 6,116,000 
			 2001–02 7,359,000 
			 2002–03 7,512,000 
			 2003–04 7,024,000 
			 2004–05 6,779,490 
			 2005–06 7,137,000

Lord Rooker: The Racial Equality Strategy for Northern Ireland, together with The Good Relations Policy and Strategic Framework, which was published on 21 March 2005, provide solid foundations for a future shared between and within the communities of Northern Ireland—both old and new. Both documents are available in the Library.
	If a "multicultural strategy" means one which encourages cultural separatism, then clearly that is not the answer. Society and communities benefit from diverse culture within a framework of integration where different racial groups live together, not just side by side. However, Government do not think that successful integration has to mean assimilation.
	Her Majesty's Government are committed to building a cohesive society by creating a sense of belonging based on common opportunities and mutual expectations on all people within Northern Ireland to contribute to society and respect others. This approach does not just apply to minority communities. Without widespread social participation and valuing of all local cultures, those from majority communities can also feel excluded or left behind by social change.

Lord Triesman: United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1593 of 31 March 2005, which referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), urged all states and concerned regional and other international organisations to co-operate fully with the court. In particular, it called on the government of Sudan to cooperate fully with the court. While recognising that states not party to the Rome Statute have no obligation under the statute, the resolution was passed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter and is therefore binding on UN member states.
	The ICC Chief Prosecutor has not made any public statement on co-operation between the court and the government of Sudan. The Chief Prosecutor will make his second six-monthly report to the Security Council in December as required under the terms of UNSCR 1593. He can use that opportunity to report any concerns in relation to co-operation between the court and the government of Sudan and other involved states and organisations.